Artis walked away from the hospital parking lot, feeling troubled and frustrated by Scarlet's insistence on attending her parents' anniversary party. He had indeed planned on confronting them and getting them to not only acknowledge but also respect him as their son-in-law, but he didn't want to be rushed into it. Even though most people's attitudes towards him had changed overnight, he was still a little troubled. And just at that moment, his phone began to ring, and he saw the name of the receptionist at the store where he worked. "But-" Artis began to speak, before ending the call after saying, "I'll be there soon." It was no use saying anything to Martha, as she probably didn't want to deal with anything that wasn't her direct responsibility. But Artis' grip tightened around his phone, as he thought about the person who had made the threat. His boss, William Andres. Within twenty minutes, he was standing in front of the Riverside Market & Deli. As he barged into the boss'

"Nobody is denying the fact that she is your sister, but I think you have been continuously trying to deny the fact she is my wife as well -" Artis replied to Mia's remark, making her anger level shot through the roof; "So what if I am!" She replied with a complete red face, "You were never worthy of-" "Nothing much! It's just that, now that I have reminded you that Scarlet is my wife first, I am here to take her with me." ______ The moment Artis and Scarlet returned to the hospital, they saw none other than Dr. Max standing in the hospital lobby. Within seconds of spotting them, the doctor dashed towards him with his hands folded in supplication, "Mr. Hardy! Mr Hardy, please spare me five minutes, just five minutes… I won't take more than just five minutes of your time, please!" Artis gestured for Scarlet to go to Eva, while he turned around to face him with his arms crossed. "Speak! You have already wasted twenty seconds of your time." The desperate doctor was discouraged

Ch-15 "Answer me! Artis, how did you get the money to pay the bills, is it through some illegal means? Or did you borrow it from someone from this background?" Her thoughts were making Scarlet more and more anxious and restless with each passing minute. "Why are you quiet Artis!" Artis knew that he could not hide things from Scarlet any longer. But at the same time, he could not tell her the truth about Mr. Holt… not unless he was sure of all the dangers involved in it, and completely relaxed about the safety of his wife and daughter. After some thinking, he decided to tell her a partial lie. "Scarlet, honey, you're thinking too far. There's nothing like that, I don't have any dangerous connections, nor am I involved in illegal activities at all." "Then, what the fuck is it! Why are you being so cagey about this?" "I actually… actually borrowed some money from Liam. He had some savings, and he was willing to lend it to us, saying that he didn't need it at the moment. You kn

When the elevator doors opened on the ground floor, revealing the situation in front of Albert's eyes, he was quite angry that such a person had been allowed to create a nuisance at his company's offices. Especially on such a momentous day! He had asked the security to throw him out as soon as possible, when William Anders had emerged from the crowd of onlookers, claiming to recognize him as his ex-employee. This had degraded Artis' image in Albert Steel's eyes even further - did this man think he could just strut inside without any appointment and demand a job? And the moment he spotted Mr. Holt arriving there, Albert wanted to fix the entire situation as soon as possible. He desperately wished for Artis to leave, to disappear and spare him from further annoyance. That's why he had quietly asked his secretary to get the stranger removed from the office. But it had definitely taken a strange turn, because not only did it seem like Mr. Holt knew this man, but actually respected

Ch-19 "Artis!?" Scarlet's voice reached his ears while Artis got out of the car with his head lowered. He raised his gaze to find her absolutely shell- shocked. The last thing Scarlet had expected was for Artis to arrive to the hospital in a shiny black Rolls-Royce. Had he lost his mind and spent the borrowed money on renting a luxury car?! Before she could hop on board her train of thoughts and reach the final destination of conclusion, the door opened on the other side and Mr. Holt stepped out. Artis thought it was best to act naturally, and replied with a smile, as if he was pleasantly surprised to see her there. "Hey honey, what are you doing here?" A moment's hesitation flickered on Scarlet's face, before she could mask it. "I… was just heading out to run some errands, but how are you back so soon? Did something happen at work, what are you not telling me?" "Oh, I just had a break from work, and wanted to check on you and Eva." "That's fine, but…" her gaze landed